Roundabout or merry-go-round



May 24, 1932. P. J. MALONEY l ROUNDABOUT OR MERRY-GO-ROUND Filed Nov. 20 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 24, 1932. P. J. MALNEY l ROUNDABOUT 0R MERRY-Go- ROUND Filed NO'v. 2O

, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Awuvvvv Patented May 24,v 1932 :PETER J; MALONEY, or NonjrH BnnnWAsrirNGroN;

` g 'nonnniinoor on ivinanvleolnonnng i Agipncation inea novenibr zonage. @serial Nd. 4o8,51 `51.

This invention relates to merry-go-round.

Aaprirne object of the invention is toproduce a device of this characterwhich does not require mechanical poweror extraneous means for the operation thereof. i'

a 'roundabout or Another important aim is tol provide a. con-f;

struction which rotates about an obliqueaxis and which maybe easily-rotated andinaintained in motion .through movementV of onev or more of the occupants.

A Vfurther desideratum is to provide an apparatus of this character which is substantial and relativeiy inexpensive employing a ball bearing means at its base and having an inclined platform as Well as an oblique axis,V so that climbing of the platform will pro.-A duce rotation.

Various additional objectsxand advantages will become apparent from' a consideration of the description following, of one operative embodiment, taken in connection with accom` panying drawings thereof.

In said drawings:V y Figure 1 is a view primarily in elevation of the improved roundaboutithe lower j` porv.

tion being shown in central vertical section to disclose details; i L

Figure 2 is a sectional viewline 2-.-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is aV detail perspective view .of a

fragmentof the mast and one of the anchorwire cleats;

Figure is a. plan view.- of the roundabout;

Y betweeirthe beams 2 and I Figure 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary, cenf tral vertical sectional view taken throughthe g apparatus. Y

Referrine specically to' the drawings,

.wherein like reference characters designateV like or `corresponding' parts, 1 0' designates, ran

anchoror base block ofany suitable material7 for instance, concrete, 'fixed.or secured in the Rigidly or loosely disposed in said;b lock taken on: the

' 'aspreferredrs a tubularbearillg:

preferably extends abovetheblockfandhas or'rod" 11E-is :rigid` with vthe inast 1'5 of'fthe roundabout and Yentends below. suchfmast. The mast l5 and. shaft 14' have their. longitu4 111, ntiefri'ction" devices are interposed be-l l tween the ,platesjor disks 13; ancl' 16`. "Sufch devices a1'e sliown" as ballsV 17 inapertures 'formediii-japliate18 Vinterposed between the opposingy vfaces of theplgates or. disks 13 Eand igure abearing'plate'or'di'sk'13`rigidtherewith'orf formingy a part thereof. Said bearingj12 is i obiquelydijsposed asin Figure 1f and a shaft .or rodj 14, is journaled therein. The' said shaftjdinaraxesobliquely disposed:similar `to"V the i bearing'12 ;ALdisk orplate 16 preferablyof f i larger"diameterxthanthedisk 13 .issecuredij as .by screws,V to theilowere-nd of the mastgand prefere, bly is'rigijd withor apartof'ril'sha-ft spaced radial 'b'eamsiQQ whose inner: ends bear f yagainstthe mast -above the plate? orVv disk 1.6

.Y andaresecuredtothe lat-ter asfby vbolts 211.

Braces QQeXtend between themast 1-5`.and

2Q'- andl `have theirjoppos'ite ends se-.

:cured tofsaid parts, respectivel-yi '..byscrews and `bolts 24. Beanis-25 spanftl'ie spaces adjacent ftheinfoiiter ends...

'pbiygonef@eterea wailfliisbelf onthe lr'il'a'tf'orm"and iiiayfconsist o fuprights 27 vfastened to beams 20. and1 spacedlongitudinal slats'QS fastened thereto.t` Siiitable flooring is `fedstened to`beari1`s20 outwardly of V wall 26. An endless seatingV structure-, for the occupants ofthe apparatus bis provided at 3Q iiiany suitable way.V As', shown; ja. low

wall I315` similar in shape" ,to 'that atf26' siii'-4 tion and may consist offuprights 32 fastened tobeams 20and longitudinal slats 33 secured toruprights V372. lSeats34 are fastened-in a;

fco'ntinuous row to the walls 26 and 3l.

In ordner to efficiently brace and rigidify n the rotating struc-ture, guy lrods 35 are fas-4 tenedrto the'beams 20, vpassing throughfthe 1 same, the Y.seats 34, the wall QGand inl some y"instances,' the uprights thereof vand atr their upperv ends are fastened to "suitable cleats 136` screwed-or otherwise fastened. to themast Vlpasat?,.` Relative sliding move-v `inent tov a slight extent between the wall 26,

Y v i accordance vwith'adj,ustmentjof thelguyrods i* Y Y seats tand guy'rods 35A will take place'in;

sincenu'ts-or other fastenings on the guy rods' Y adjacent theV said wallv andseats are unneces-l sary because'the rguy rods are Vobliquely disy posed. Said bracesor guy rods -fform -di Y :viders'between the seats and-are preferably:y

rounds Ythe latter inl outwardly spaced rela-f:

vmy hand.

'l 15860,.194f a f wall, said guy 'members constituting dividers vbetween the seatsuand,being'fastened to the mast above said. seatsandfwalljand the said disposition of the guyjmemberswithV respect 7`0' to the walland seats permitting Vslightzrelative. slidingmovement between the ywal lseats and guy members in accordance ment of the guy members."

In testimony whereof "madera Sections adjustabiy Connected to getherbyturnbuokles 38,.'V

ffastenedto'the mast'and aiwheel 39'having1 y In Vorderto support and journal Vvthemasty *V g l'fatits Vupper end',y a spindleflO 'is rigidly l c aV groove 4ljis vrotatiyely"mounted on said4 v 1; power for its motion.

' LYarious lhanges may vided Vthey fall within the spirit land scope spindle.A YolesV 42 engage thelgrtmyce74:1A

v-eameandfto said yokes... i

Presumegoiisratomthe Oipantsint ,Ltheplatform 19'andoccupytheseatsll. VDue f to the'oblique disposition of the; axis of 'their rotating VVparts an operator I mounts. the Vplatformand walks uphill thereon to impart mo-V tion to theroundabout and cause that motion Y to be maintained. To retard or stopfthe motion; of the roundabout, the Voperator walks i y downhill; YThe' operation ofthe deyiceoccurs y Y. Y

vwith minimum friction becauseof the ball platform or seats occupied, .YI find it difficult l, have hereunto set Y Q VKPETER vMALONEY. Y

with adjust- Y r in vpractice `toQbring the roundabouttoafcomf y f plete vstop. It will vbe realized that the appa,-

:ratus is maintainedin operationfsolelyby the Y walking uphill of'gaiperson thereon and thus*l Y does: not`V require finech-anical orVv extraneous` ofthe invention'. i y l claim as my invention 1 A'roundabouthaving a'rotatablemast, a

platform-onrthe-mastat-va right angle toits c longitudinal aXis said platform being fmar- 'K ginallygfree Yand unobstructed whereby it may/kb e occupant-propyelled, a wall rising from the platform, seats secured tok/said wall y andv facing outwardly,l and adjustablejguy l v'members extending substantially -obliquely` lfrom 'the .platform and freely throughV the V'seats and v'said -wall to reinforce the seats/andiVV 7 

